Edgar Allan SHARP

(1876-1948)

SHARP, Edgar Allan, a
Representative from New York; born in Patchogue, Suffolk County,
N.Y., June 3, 1876; attended the public and high schools; engaged
as a clerk in the post office at Patchogue, N.Y., 1898-1906 and
served as assistant postmaster 1906-1918; in charge of construction
work for the Knights of Columbus in France and England from April
1918 to January 1920; engaged in the real estate and insurance
business in Patchogue, N.Y., and as real estate appraiser for
Suffolk County 1920-1944; auctioneer 1929-1944; also interested in
banking; member of the zoning and planning board of Brookhaven,
N.Y., 1930-1933; supervisor of Brookhaven, N.Y., 1935-1943; elected
as a Republican to the Seventy-ninth Congress (January 3,
1945-January 3, 1947); was not a candidate for renomination in
1946; resumed his former business pursuits; died in Patchogue,
N.Y., November 27, 1948; interment in Holy Sepulchre Cemetery,
Coram, N.Y.

Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present